LIFESTYLE

Notre Dame Cathedral in Ho Chi Minh City strongly embodies the French architectural style. It is one of the major city landmarks that attracts both Vietnamese and foreign tourists.

From a perch on Mua Cave tourists can get a panoramic view of Tam Coc (Three Caves) – a popular tourist destination in Ninh Binh province.

Two students from Jrai ethnic minority group in Gia Lai province won prizes at the 44th Universal Postal Union (UPU) letter writing contest themed “Tell us about the world you want to grow up in”.

About 25km from the city’s centre, Cau Dat village with its tea hills is one of the most favourite tourist destinations in Da Lat City.

The terraced fields of Lao Cai Province’s Bat Xat District are full of water from the surrounding high mountains and farmers have begun planting, offering some spectacular scenes of rural Vietnam.

Vietnam Tourism Association (VTA) deputy head Vu The Binh wants visa exemptions for visitors from more countries to help reverse the declining trend in growth of arrivals.

Nha Rong wharf is a popular tourist destination in Ho Chi Minh City. This was the place where President Ho Chi Minh embarked in 1911 to seek a path to national salvation.

Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh has been listed as one of the top 15 most stunning landscapes and rock formations in the world by BBC News.

Many world-famous websites such as National Geographic and Telegraph have published stunning pictures of Vietnam’s Son Doong, the world’s largest cave.

Vietnam bagged three gold medals at the Asia- Pacific Informatics Olympiad (APIO) on May 19.

Tours to Son Doong Cave in the central province of Quang Binh are booked out until the end of 2016, with more than 1,000 people wanting to see the natural phenomenon showcased on a US television programme on May 13.

Vietnamese student Nguyen Le Minh Phu won a gold medal at the U7 blitz event at World Schools Chess Championships 2015 which took place in Thailand from May 6-14.

The 11th Vietnamese Talents Awards, co-organised by Dantri, was officially launched in Hanoi on May 14.

Thousands of domestic and international tourists gathered for the 2015 Khau Vai Love Market Culture-Tourism Week, which kicked off on May 13 in Meo Vac district of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

Ban Gioc Waterfall in Vietnam’s northern Cao Bang province has been listed among top 15 most amazing waterfalls in the world, according to Thrillist-a leading US food, drink and travel website.

Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has invited India's film industry Bollywood to help promote local tourism and attract visitors from the sub-continent and counter declining tourist arrivals from major markets Russia and China.

Vietnam bagged two gold medals at the 2015 Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) held in China, announced the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) on May 9.

Truong Hai Nam, an eighth grader from Le Huu Lap secondary school in central Thanh Hoa province, won the 44th Universal Postal Union (UPU)’s International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People in Vietnam.

Tourists may feel lost in the beauty and majesty of nature when they arrive at Thac Trang (White Waterfall), one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the mountainous province of Quang Ngai.